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The Bechirah Point/Change Point

This may be a familiar situation for many of us. We are in a Bechirah point when we sense a struggle between what we know is the right thing to do and what we feel we want to do. Ideally our feelings align with whatever is right, but until we reach a high level of spiritual growth, feelings are better taken as information and not as guides for action. Click to read more ...

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Wednesday, October 29 (Cheshvan 5)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd,4th,5th Grades)
7:00p Double Exile: The exodus of Hungarian-Jewish Scholars, Artists, and Professionals through Germany to the U.S. (1919-1945)

Lecture by Dr. Tibor Frank from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.

Dr. Frank will assess the 1919 to 1945 migration of Hungarian-Jewish scholars, artists, scientists, and professionals to Germany and their eventual resettlement in the U.S. after the Nazis seized control of the German government.

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Erev Shabbat, October 31 (Cheshvan 7)
7:30a Morning Minyan

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During Shabbat services this week:

BK teens share their experiences of Israel from this past Summer.

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Shabbat, November 1: Lech Lecha (Cheshvan 8)
9:00a Parshat Hashavua: Diving Deeper taught by Rabbi Ariann 
9:00a Introduction to Judiasm - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:00a Bet Midrash

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9:00a Meeting for parents about Camp JRF: 

(Reconstructionist sleep-away camp) Camp JRF Assistant Director Sheira Director-Nowack will be speaking to parents about Jewish camping and Camp JRF's exciting and inclusive program.

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10:00a Shacharit
4:00p Jewish Meditation Center
5:30p St. Paul's Men's Shelter Dinner - Volunteers Needed

Monday, November 3 (Cheshvan 10)
5:30p Bet Midrash (6th & 7th Grade)
6:00p MESH

Wednesday, November 5 (Cheshvan 12)
8:00a Meditation Minyan
4:15p Bet Midrash (3rd,4th,5th Grades) 

Erev Shabbat, November 7 (Cheshvan 14)
7:30a Morning Minyan
7:30p Kabbalat Bluegrass Shabbat with Doni Zasloff & Eric Lindberg

Kabbalat Shabbat with Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, as the duo Nefesh Mountain, share their Bluegrass Shabbat Service that includes songs and prayers that draw from Bluegrass, Old Time, and Celtic influences.  
 

Shabbat, November 8: Vayera (Cheshvan 15)
9:00a Bet Midrash
9:00a Chanting with Melissa Schaffer
9:00a Israel Through the Eyes of Israeli Literature
10:00a Shacharit
12:30p Conversational Hebrew
4:00p Jewish Meditation Center

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Join Us at the Roabst

Join us on November 15th at 7pm for the Roabst of Larry Drill. A fun time featuring Lower East Side specialties and lots of laughs. Please click for tickets and tributes.

Join us in honoring Larry Drill! One of the people that made our building possible.

 

 

 

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